Indonesia beyond Reformasi
Subtitle: necessity and the "de-centering" of democracy
By: Leonard C. Sebastian, Jonathan Chen and Adhi Priamarizki
Contributors: Chen, Jonathan, author; Adhi Priamarizki, author
Series: Maryland series in contemporary Asian studies -- Number 3 - 2014 (218); Maryland series in contemporary Asian studies -- 2014, no. 3.
Publisher: University of Maryland School of Law
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Baltimore, Maryland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 79
ISBN-13: 9781932330489
Subjects: Democratization; History; Politics and government
Description: "The authors argue that Indonesia's path to democracy was borne out of necessity brought about by a state of extreme precariousness and then molded by its lack thereof. Its lack thereof precisely reflected the internal power struggle and elite competition between remnant groups of the New Order vying under a different set of circumstances ... This study highlights and evaluates both the specific 'steps forward' (necessity present) as well as the contentious 'steps back' (necessity absent) Indonesia has taken so far in its reformasi journey in an attempt to redefine the new polity"--Introduction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : transitional politics in Indonesia; title: Necessity makes strange bedfellows : the global and domestic context for democracy in Indonesia; title: Necessity-based reforms; title: Non necessity-based reforms; title: 2014 : a watershed; title: Conclusion : what kind of democracy is Indonesia?